The Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts face off this Sunday in a game that will be a litmus test for both teams. The Lions are coming off a two-game winning streak, but they haven’t garnered much attention for it because those two wins came against a pair of 1-6 teams.
The Colts sport a better 4-2 record, but with the easiest schedule over the first seven weeks of the season, I’m not sure there are many buying them as true contenders yet. And while each team is coming into this week with clear flaws—therefore giving doubters a reason to delegitimize a potential win this week—this game does present a novel challenge for each team.